Tag: personality
Should You Tell A Friend The Truth about Breaking Up? Not Always
A reader wonders if she should tell the truth about breaking up. Sometimes it may be kinder and easier to drift apart.
Help Me Deal With a Drama Queen In My Friend Group
A reader asks for advice on how to handle a drama queen in her group of friends. She doesn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Reader Wisdom: What a boy with Asperger’s taught me about friendship and being different
A retired paraeducator shares the lessons she learned from a boy with Asperger’s about friendship and being different.
Guest Post: Friendships between introverts and extroverts
Like most friendships, those between introverts and extroverts require communication and compromise. My friend and colleague, Sophia Dembling, is a widely published author who pens a popular blog on Psychology Today called The Introvert’s Corner (which I highly recommend). I was delighted that Sophia agreed to post on The Friendship Blog on the topic of friendship between introverts […]
My Friend Doesn’t Trust Me: What Can I Do?
It can be frustrating when a friend doesn’t trust you but the ability to trust may be deeply ingrained in personality.
Two friends who need each other—but don’t like each other
A needy, symbiotic relationship usually comes to an end when one person changes. QUESTION Hi Irene, I have been friends with Jade for eight years and now I’m starting to question the nature of our relationship. The thing is I’ve never really liked her, and I know that she doesn’t really care for […]
My friend is like an FBI interrogator…asking so many questions
Some people ask so many questions that they make us feel violated. QUESTION Hi, I have a friend who constantly asks where I’m going, what I’m doing, and who I’m with, etc. She is a great friend otherwise, but I feel like I’m being interrogated! If I say I’m busy or don’t want to go […]
Toxic friends: There’s one in every bunch
The more people in a group, the more likely the possibilities of personality clashes.
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